The Man Who Couldn't Sleep Author:Charles Eric Maine Maxwell invents the psychotape, a device which can be played back for total reproduction of the recorder's emotions. Maxwell had invented the device as a sleep aid, but loses control of it to an entrepreneur "Hollywood cinemogul" Zakon who uses the device in his "dream palaces", featuring "the luscious ac... more »tress Verna Graham", to seek control of the World. Somewhat confused by his own interests in Ms. Graham, Maxwell takes steps to regain control of the psychotape . . . .
Originally published in UK in 1956 as "Escapement". « less